Leija Surname
Approximately 23,115 people bear this surname
Leija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 17,071 | 1:7,271 | 835 |
| United States | 5,950 | 1:60,917 | 7,146 |
| Luxembourg | 32 | 1:18,142 | 3,979 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Léija (1) are calculated separately.
Leija (164) may also be a first name.
Leija Demographics
Average Male Leija Height
173.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leija (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﺠﻪ, Marathi: लेईजा, Oriya: େଲଈଜା) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Léija. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,434th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 315,273 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Leija reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 715,247th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 164 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 17,071 people, or 1 in 7,271. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Nuevo León, where 35 percent are found, Coahuila, where 22 percent are found and San Luis Potosí, where 20 percent are found. Other than Mexico this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 0 percent are found.
Leija Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leija has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leija surname increased 198,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leija Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leija last name are 43.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.37% registered to vote for the political party.
Leija earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.25% less than the national average, earning $33,981 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leija in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଈଜା | ela'ija | - |
| Leija in the Marathi language | ||
| लेईजा | le'ija | - |
| Leija in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﺠﻪ | lyjh | 63.64 |
| ﻟﻴﺞ | lyj | 27.27 |
| ﻟﻴﺠﺔ | lyjt | 9.09 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leija
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